Improved velocipede



B. F. I WILSON.

' Velocipede.

' Patentd May 11, 1869.

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. 1 s Mr. M In r. W; L s or c E DDE s, N t W YORK. n... item No.89,960,datcdll[ay'11, 1869.

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The sohediflerrefened to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Be it known th3lh I, BENJA]lL[IN F. WILs oNfof."

i. Geddes, in, the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, haveinvented a new andnsefulrImprovem'ent invelocipedes,miscarriages to be propelled by the hands orjfeet of the. rider; and I do hereby declare a that the following is a full, clear,'- and exact 'descrip-' tion ofthe construotion and operation of the same,

reference being'had to the annexed drawings, making Figure 1 is aperspectiveview; r I

and a Figure 5, section of seat through linex, fig. 2. In fig. 1, A A are the driving-wheels running loose B, following and steering-wheel.

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reach E; p

O,-seat, pivoted atria", figs. 2 and 5. v

Fig.2 is a' top view, showing propelling handles,

h' fh, crossed atr, for a purpose 'which will be shown hereafter, and pivoted seat 0.

Fig. 3 is 'a'view of bottoni-of vehicle, q q being the p brake-pedals; s's,connecting-rods to brakes l P; checkpins n n brake-'springs m m,- seat-springo tiller a; andslotted arm attached to seat, and marked b.

Fig. 4(isanenlarged view of driving-yoke j, taken on'line-yy, fig. 2, showing ca1n shaped recess in yoke f, huh-band u, and engaging-rollers It It.

Fig. 5, section of'seattaken on line a x, fig. 2,'show- .ing-retaining-spiing 0, seat with slotted arm b, at-

. tachedrigidly to the seat, iirsuch. position as to em brace the tiller a. M a

sand 1, in fig. 1, are adjustable umbrella, parasol,

or awning-brackets.

The nature bf my invention consists in'crossing the yhandles-of the propelling-apparatus of a velocipede in such manner that right hand or right footshall oper- 2 ate upon the left-hand wheel ofthe vehicle, the utility of which will appear hereafter. 5

p Also, in providing engaging and releasing-apparatus insii'e the hub-bands of the driving-wheels, which will be more fully described hereafteri! Also, in providing brakes to operate upou the wheels in a peculiar manner, morefully'fshown hereafter.

Also, in arranging and attaching to the seat-steering-apparatus, to operate .npon the tiller' of the steering-wheel, and in providing umbrella, parasol, or awn- Iingbrackets, to operate in such manner as to headjustables a i Also, in providing a spriug to operate upon the seat inl-such manner-as to retain the seat in a horizontal. 'position generally, but yielding to force applied to tilt the seat, for the purpose hereinafter shown. a

Figure 4,'enlarged view of section on line 9, 2;

orked carrier for. same, pivoted into Having so far shown the nature of vmy invention, I will further explain its construction and operation.

I-cross the propelling-handles hf h fig. 2, in such manner. that fthe-right-hand handle h shall operate upon the left-hand driving-wheel AI, fig. 2, through connecting-rod V,;; yoke f and engaging-apparatus, fig; 4, to the end'.- that theoperation of pulling the right-hand handlemore vigorously than the left shall have similafefiect to pulling-the right-hand rein, in driving horses, that is, toniake the vehicle go tothe film I construct engaging and releasing-apparatus by.

' placing a yoke, f,on the axle of eachdriving-wheel,

with a cani or eccentric-shapedprojection inside the E v band of driving-wheels u, fig. 4, betweenwhich bands and projections or cams the engaging-rollers Is -k operate, in the. following manner: 1 f fig. 4, shows the yoke rolled back on the axle w,

ready for a'pull forward,. withengaging-roller It bounds" between the cam t anddriving-wheel hub-band u.

On pulling right-hand handle h", fig. 2, the driving-.

yoke of left-hand driving-wheel A will. be moved for-' 'ward or rolled on the axle in the direction of "themrow, fig. 4 carrying driving-wheel A with it in the direction of the arrow.

- I n reaching 'the' position shown by-yoke f, fig. 4,

the yoke maystop turning on the axle. Q

Driving-wheeLA, rolling forward by ,the impulse given, will cause engaging-roller k to be released from contact between cam and hub-band, and roll by gravity to the end of recess, as at It, and driving-wheel A, fig, '2, is free to roll on the axle.

By pulling'both propelling-handles, or working both propelling-stirrups 4. c, fig. 2, simultaneously, the vehicle will be moved straight forward.

'Byoperating the left-hand-handle h, the'vehicle will be driven to'the left.

I Iconstruct steering-apparatus; in addition to that provided for in thepropelling-apparatus, as shown in fig. 5;" by pivotin'gthe seat O,-so that it may be tilted by the inclination of the body of the rider, and attach ing' to the seat, slotted arm 1), in such position as to embrace the tiller (4, as seen in" fig. l.

By tilting the seat'to the right, as in fig. 5, it will be seen the steering-wheel B, fig. 1, by means of tiller a, will be turned in direction to cause the vehicle to go to the right. I

It will be seen that a corresponding inclination to 1 the left will cause the vehicle to go to the left.

I construct seat-spring o, fig. 5,and apply it in such manner as to hold the seat 0 in a'horizontal position] i with considerable force, at the same-time not so rigidly as 'toprevent theseat being tilted by an inclination .of the body of the rider, for, the purpose of steering and guiding the vehicle. r g n I construct tiller as shown at a, fig 1 ancl'3, to be acted upon by'the slotted arm .of seat, as already shown.

I construct brakes,-assho wn in 3,4. 'i being brake-pieces, with slots n n and springs m 'mflso 'rranged that the springs hold the brakes from con- 7 act with the wheels, except when operated upon by he feet by means of pedals q q and connectingrods s s.

The brakes and springs are arranged in such a manner, in relation to the driving-wheels, and to the pins seen in slots n n in brakes, that a moderate pressure upon the brake-pedals will give an easy and elastic pressure upon the rims or faces of the driving-wheels, one end of the brake being on the wheel, and the other held by the. spring, to the end that the action of the brake on the wheel will not be too great in degree.-

When more force is required on the brake, increased pressure on thepedal will cause the end of slot in brakepiece to strike stop-pin, as seen at n", when spring m will cease its action, and the brake will be held rigidly in contact with driving-wheel,-the breaks being independent of each other, in order to facilitate the guidingof the vehicle by using right or left brake, as requiredr I construct umbrella, awning, or arasol-brackets a and c, fig. 1, and apply in such manner as to be adjustable, so that the umbrella, awning, or parasol, may be held by them in any position to suit the convenience of the rider.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.. Crossed propelling-handles hf h, fig. 2, engaging and releasing-apparatus, as shown in fig. 4, when operating substantially in the manner described.

2. The pivoted seat 0, spring 0, and slotted arm b, when arranged and operating substantially in the manner-set forth.

3. The independent spring hrakes I I, fig. 3, slots, with pins n n and springs m m, when arranged and operating substantially in the manner shown and described. v

,4. The adjustable umbrella, awning, or parasolblankets, when operating substantially in'the manner set forth.

BENJAMIN F. WILSON. Witnesses:

Enm. F. BROWN, Tnos. S. McNEms. 

